Storey County, Nevada: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,1402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $93,4092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+51 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Paulding County, OH · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Storey CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Storey County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −28.2% |
| 1896 | +51.1% |
| 1900 | +14.5% |
| 1904 | −29.9% |
| 1908 | −4.9% |
| 1912 | +27.2% |
| 1916 | +6.8% |
| 1920 | −8.4% |
| 1924 | −9.7% |
| 1928 | +18.9% |
| 1932 | +33.2% |
| 1936 | +47.6% |
| 1940 | +26.1% |
| 1944 | +3.0% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −16.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +20.6% |
| 1968 | −11.3% |
| 1972 | −38.4% |
| 1976 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | −30.4% |
| 1984 | −37.2% |
| 1988 | −19.0% |
| 1992 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | −5.5% |
| 2000 | −19.4% |
| 2004 | −17.6% |
| 2008 | −6.1% |
| 2012 | −17.3% |
| 2016 | −33.8% |
| 2020 | −35.0% |
| 2024 | −38.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 913 | 2,108 | 3,075 | ||
| R | 902 | 1,908 | 2,877 | ||
| R | 752 | 1,616 | 2,558 | ||
| R | 920 | 1,321 | 2,314 | ||
| R | 1,102 | 1,247 | 2,392 | ||
| R | 871 | 1,253 | 2,168 | ||
| R | 666 | 1,014 | 1,798 | ||
| R | 614 | 705 | 1,655 | ||
| D | 488 | 458 | 1,519 | ||
| R | 432 | 651 | 1,155 | ||
| R | 252 | 570 | 854 | ||
| R | 222 | 460 | 783 | ||
| D | 310 | 274 | 636 | ||
| R | 226 | 508 | 734 | ||
| R | 172 | 222 | 444 | ||
| D | 261 | 172 | 433 | ||
| R | 167 | 203 | 370 | ||
| R | 150 | 226 | 376 | ||
| R | 149 | 206 | 355 | ||
| R | 184 | 187 | 388 | ||
| D | 173 | 163 | 336 | ||
| D | 382 | 224 | 606 | ||
| D | 392 | 139 | 531 | ||
| D | 247 | 124 | 371 | ||
| D | 271 | 185 | 456 | ||
| R | 209 | 283 | 761 | ||
| R | 272 | 324 | 617 | ||
| D | 463 | 403 | 880 | ||
| D | 400 | 166 | 860 | ||
| R | 402 | 447 | 915 | ||
| R | 322 | 627 | 1,020 | ||
| D | 609 | 455 | 1,064 | ||
| D | 1,149 | 372 | 1,521 | ||
| O | 196 | 819 | 2,211 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
English
12.0%
Irish
11.9%
Scottish
6.1%
Italian
5.2%
American
2.2%
French
1.4%
African American
1.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 52.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,409
Storey County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Storey County$93,409
Nevada$78,260
United States$80,734
Storey County ranks in the top 10% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.5%
Working age (18–64)6.7%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Storey County, home to the historic Comstock Lode and fewer than 3,500 residents, has voted Republican by double digits for decades — the 2024 margin of nearly 39 points reflects a rural, lightly populated electorate with little demographic counterweight.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A median household income of $93,409, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 4,140 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Paulding County and Washington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Storey County, Nevada vote in 2024?
In 2024, Storey County, Nevada voted Republican by 38.9 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,075 votes cast, 913 went Democratic and 2,108 went Republican.
What is Storey County, Nevada's political typology?
Akashic places Storey County, Nevada in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Storey County, Nevada last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Storey County, Nevada voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Storey County, Nevada?
Storey County, Nevada has a population of 4,140 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Storey County, Nevada?
Median household income in Storey County, Nevada is $93,409 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Storey County, Nevada?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Storey County, Nevada from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.